Career Bests
2015-16
Cross Country
Finished 42nd at the Summit League Championships in 28:14.34 … placed among the Coyotes’ top seven at four meets during the season and scored at the NCAA Midwest Regional … was 38th at the SDSU Classic with a time of 27:52.62 … clocked a season-best 27:19.7 at the Bradley Pink Classic … took 31st at the NDSU Bison Open … finished 180th at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 10,000-meter time of 34:21.7 … made the Summit League honor roll.
Indoor Track & Field
Placed sixth in the 3,000 meters in 9:36.10 at the Jack Johnson Classic … clocked a season best 16:12.40 for 5,000 meters at the SDSU Indoor Classic … took eighth in the 3,000 meters at the Dakota Realty Alumni Meet.
Outdoor Track & Field
Finished fifth in the 10,000 meters at the Sioux City Relays with a time of 34:16.33 … clocked 4:29.19 for the 1,500 meters at the USD Twilight … took 12th in the 5,000 meters in 16:37.51 at the Howard Wood Dakota Relays … made the Summit League honor roll.
Prep
Capped of high school cross country career by winning the Nebraska State Cross Country meet in 16:29.2 ... finished runner-up as a junior and placed ninth as a sophomore ... also holds the school record in 16:17 for 5,000 meters ... earned three all-Southwest Conference honors ... on the track, is a three-time qualifier for 3,200 meters with a top finish of fifth as a junior ... also played basketball for the Bulldogs ... a National Honor Society member and academic all-state honoree.
Personal
Son of Harlin and Kara Welch ...kinesiology and sport science major.
